Annie’s Certified-organic Rising Crust Pizza

Company: Annie’s, Inc., Berkeley, Calif.

Introduced: January

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail: $9.99 for a 23.6-oz. box

Product Snapshot: Everyone loves pizza. And now, consumers can dive into a certified-organic rising crust kind from Annie’s. Available in Uncured Pepperoni, Four Cheese, Supreme and Spinach & Mushroom varieties, this 11.5-in. family-size pizza boasts 8 g. of whole grains per serving.

Ingredients (Uncured Pepperoni): Organic crust (organic wheat flour, water, organic whole wheat flour, yeast, organic palm oil, organic cornmeal, organic cane sugar, organic brown cane sugar, sea salt, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, ascorbic acid), organic mozzarella cheese (organic pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes), organic sauce (water, organic tomato paste, organic pizza seasoning [sea salt, organic cane sugar, organic whey, organic onion powder, organic garlic powder, organic spices {organic basil, organic oregano, organic black pepper, organic paprika}], organic molasses), organic uncured pepperoni (no nitrates or nitrites added except for naturally occurring nitrates in sea salt and celery juice powder [organic pork, organic beef, sea salt, organic cane sugar, organic spices {organic anise seed, organic cayenne, organic fennel seed, organic red chili pepper}, organic paprika, celery juice powder, organic rosemary extract, organic garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture]), organic provolone cheese (organic cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), organic soybean oil as a processing aid.

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